Important updates for Specialists and Blue Card holders

We are closely monitoring all changes in immigration legislation and sharing key updates with you:

✔️ Last year, the salary requirements for Blue Card holders and Specialists were unified – set at €3,638.

✔️ As of this year, the minimum salary has increased to €3,827.

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✔️ If you don’t hold a Blue Card or Specialist status, your minimum salary must be at least €1,600.

✔️ It’s also crucial that your salary aligns with the applicable collective agreement (työehtosopimus) in your industry.

We reached out to Migri, and here’s what they shared (we’ll see how it works in practice):

✔️ If you hold a Blue Card or Specialist status, you have 6 months to find a new job. Additionally, before termination, your employer can place you on a three-month unpaid leave. This extends your job search period to 9 months. The 6-month period begins after the last day of unpaid leave (lomautus). Nerdsbay will support you by ensuring a three-month lomautus.

✔️ For all other categories, the job search period will be reduced to 3 months starting April 1, 2025.

✔️ Your residence permit will not be canceled if its validity is less than 6 months, or if you were temporarily laid off with a known end date.

👉 For more details, check the Migri website: https://migri.fi/luvan-peruuttaminen